Fencepost



J. A. WEIGEN Dec, 23, 1924.

FENEPosT Filed Dec. 8, I1922 .James- 7155192971/ BY r ATTORNE PatentedDee. 23, lggd.

UNITED S'IT JAMES A. WEIGEN, OF SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN.

FENCEPOST.

Apploaton'led 'December 8', 1922. Serial No. 605,632.

To all w71 om t may concern.'

Be .it known that I, .Innes A'. lili/*nieuw il citizen of the `lnitedStates, residing at Sun Prairie, in the county of Dane andv State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFenceposts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in fence posts and itsobject is to provide a post of few parts and which may firmly and safelyhold fence wires in a manner in which the wires cannot become loose fromthe fence post.

The invention comprises a post of T-shape structural steel with a slidesection associated therewith and both the T-post and the slide sectionhave coacting slots opening up and closing recesses for the passage ofthe fence wires to permit the introduction of the fence wires and thenyclosing the slots and locking the fence wires in position againstescape.

The arrangement is such that the fence post may be opened up for theintroduction of the wires and subsequently closed so that the wires areanchored in place and cannot later become dislodged unless purposelymanipulated.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understandinghowever that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity tothe showing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure l is an elevation of the fence post constructedin accordance with the invention and showing the post in position toreceive or release the fence wires.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the parts assembled forlocking the wires in place.

Fig. 3 is an angled view of the structure of Fig. 2 but taken from theopposite side thereof.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one ele` ment of the post.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a post element having a headl, and a web l', and secured to the post web l is a slide element 2which may be made of dat-bar steel of less length than the post andslidablc lengthwise thereof.

The bar steel 2 is made fast tothe web of the postby means of rivets orpins 3 traversing apertures 3 in the web and lon-- gitudinal slots 4, inthe slide element the rivets being in sufficient number to hold the twoparts of the post in contact in accordance with the weight of the post.

The bar 2 is made fast to the post web l by at least two pins or rivets3 but it is to be understood that more of the pins or rivets may beemployed as found necessary, so that the slots 4f will guide the bar 2in its longitudinal movements.

At one or more points the bar 2, and web 1, there are produced throughslots 5 through the web l of the bar and at anv angle to the lengththereof and through thebar 2 there are produced a plurality ofangle-shaped slots extending inwardly from one edge and each formed of alongitudinal portion 6 and a horizontal portion 7, the longitudinalportion being of greater length and less width than the horizontalportion and extending above the latter to provide the bar with dependingtongues 8, the parts being so proportioned that in one position of thebar 2, the tongues 8 will straddle the recesses 5 and act as a closurefor said recesses.

At one or more points along the bar 2 and web l, there are perforationsl0, respectively, the perforations being spaced apart by a distanceequal to the travel of the bar 2 along the post l and these perforationsare designed to receive a pin 11, preferably of the cotter pin type, toallow play enough ofthe bar 2 along the web 1 to open and close themouth of the slot 6 to bring the tongue 8 into straddling relation tothe mouth of the slot 7. j i

In Figs. 4 and 5, there are indicated by dotted lines, fence wires l2. i

When the fence post is placed in the ground, the post and the slide 2,are in the positions shown in Fig. l, the cotter pin 11 being located inthe proper hole 9 to hold the passage 5 open, thus permittingtheintroduction of a wire l2 in place through the post. When` thisaccomplished, the slide along the length of mai,Y he moved lengthwise ofthe post l thus causing the locking oit the tence wire l2 in place inthe post, it being then impossible to more the slide 2 so as to unlockthe wires`r this being further accon'iplislied by the introduction ofthe cotter pin Yll in the appropriate hole l0 thus seein-el)v fastening`the post against displacement until theoperator shall so desire.

That is claimed is:-

A wire holding Ytence post comprising, an angle-shaped har torined of ahead and a web, said wel) provided with a pluralityv ot spaced aperturesand further having' torined therein series ot inwardl57 extending anddownwardly inclined wire receiving slots5 a vtlat coupling bar slidableagainst one tace of said weh and formed with spaced longitudinal slotscorresponding to said apertures. said har further formed with aplurality ot wire receiving slots depending inwardl)v Yfrom one edgethereof and each formed with a longitudinal portion extending above saidhorizontal portion to provide a depending tongue adapted to extendacross the slot in the web, means connected to the weh and extendingthrough the longitudinal slots ot' the har for slidahly connecting` thelatter with the former, the apertures in the weh selectively registeringwith the slots in the bar for the reception ot the said connecting'means to maintain the har in adjusted position with respect to the wel).

ln testinion.7 whereof, l atix ir" signaturey thereto.

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JAMES it.

